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MOVING-COIL LOUDSPEAKER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-04-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Coils and Windings (Electrical Components)
- Audio Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- voice coil
1, record 1, English, voice%20coil
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- speech coil 2, record 1, English, speech%20coil
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The coil that is attached to the diaphragm of a moving-coil loudspeaker and moves through the air gap between the pole pieces due to interaction of the fixed magnetic field with that associated with the audio-frequency current flowing through the voice coil. 2, record 1, English, - voice%20coil
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bobines et bobinage (Composants électrotechniques)
- Électroacoustique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bobine mobile
1, record 1, French, bobine%20mobile
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bobine acoustique 2, record 1, French, bobine%20acoustique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bobine qui se déplace dans l'entrefer de l'aimant d'un transducteur électrodynamique (microphone, haut-parleur), et qui en constitue l'élément mécanique actif. 3, record 1, French, - bobine%20mobile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on distingue nettement la bobine mobile (il s'agit d'un haut-parleur électrodynamique) et le cône associé qui rayonne vers l'extérieur. 4, record 1, French, - bobine%20mobile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-02-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- moving-conductor loudspeaker
1, record 2, English, moving%2Dconductor%20loudspeaker
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- moving-coil loudspeaker 1, record 2, English, moving%2Dcoil%20loudspeaker
correct, see observation, standardized
- moving-conductor speaker 2, record 2, English, moving%2Dconductor%20speaker
correct
- moving-coil speaker 2, record 2, English, moving%2Dcoil%20speaker
correct
- moving coil loudspeaker 3, record 2, English, moving%20coil%20loudspeaker
correct
- dynamic loudspeaker 1, record 2, English, dynamic%20loudspeaker
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A loudspeaker in which the mechanical forces result from magnetic reaction between the field of the current and a steady magnetic field; typically the moving conductor is in the form of a coil conductively connected to an audio frequency source of energy. 4, record 2, English, - moving%2Dconductor%20loudspeaker
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has standardized "moving-conductor loudspeaker" as a generic term compared to "moving-coil loudspeaker", however the International Electrotechnical Commission treats the two terms as synonymous. 4, record 2, English, - moving%2Dconductor%20loudspeaker
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- haut-parleur à conducteur mobile
1, record 2, French, haut%2Dparleur%20%C3%A0%20conducteur%20mobile
correct, see observation, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- haut-parleur électrodynamique 2, record 2, French, haut%2Dparleur%20%C3%A9lectrodynamique
correct, masculine noun
- haut-parleur à bobine mobile 2, record 2, French, haut%2Dparleur%20%C3%A0%20bobine%20mobile
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Haut-parleur qui fonctionne grâce au déplacement d'un conducteur ou d'une bobine, solidaire d'un diaphragme et parcouru par un courant variable, dans un champ magnétique constant. 3, record 2, French, - haut%2Dparleur%20%C3%A0%20conducteur%20mobile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Haut-parleur à conducteur mobile : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale. 4, record 2, French, - haut%2Dparleur%20%C3%A0%20conducteur%20mobile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Certains ouvrages qualifient «haut-parleur à conducteur mobile» de générique par rapport à «haut-parleur à bobine mobile». 4, record 2, French, - haut%2Dparleur%20%C3%A0%20conducteur%20mobile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electroacústica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- altavoz de conductor móvil
1, record 2, Spanish, altavoz%20de%20conductor%20m%C3%B3vil
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- altavoz de bobina móvil 1, record 2, Spanish, altavoz%20de%20bobina%20m%C3%B3vil
correct, masculine noun
- altavoz electrodinámico 2, record 2, Spanish, altavoz%20electrodin%C3%A1mico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Altavoz [...] cuyo principio de funcionamiento descansa en el desplazamiento de un conductor, solidario de un diafragma y recorrido por una corriente variable, en un campo magnético constante. 1, record 2, Spanish, - altavoz%20de%20conductor%20m%C3%B3vil
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los altavoces actuales son electrodinámicos. Su motor consiste en un imán permanente o en un electroimán entre cuyos polos se mueve una bobina fijada a la membrana vibratoria y atravesada por la corriente modulada. 3, record 2, Spanish, - altavoz%20de%20conductor%20m%C3%B3vil
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-10-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- diaphragm
1, record 3, English, diaphragm
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- loudspeaker diaphragm 2, record 3, English, loudspeaker%20diaphragm
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dynamic(moving-coil) direct-radiator loudspeaker. In this type of loudspeaker... [the] diaphragm is expected to move as a piston and to exactly follow the alternately changing force. The inner and outer suspension is necessary to maintain the diaphragm and the voice coil in their proper positions without preventing a free movement in the axial direction. 1, record 3, English, - diaphragm
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- membrane
1, record 3, French, membrane
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- membrane de haut-parleur 2, record 3, French, membrane%20de%20haut%2Dparleur
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans un haut-parleur dit à radiation directe, l'élément vibrant agit directement sur l'air du milieu ambiant. Le rayonnement de la puissance sonore est réalisé à l'aide d'une membrane, conique ou elliptique, qui se déplace librement, d'un mouvement de translation car elle est fixée au bâti du haut-parleur à l'aide d'une suspension très souple. Dans une certaine mesure les dimensions des membranes déterminent les fréquences des signaux qui peuvent être reproduits. 3, record 3, French, - membrane
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le haut-parleur convertit en sons audibles les variations d'un courant électrique. Il comprend essentiellement: un moteur qui transforme les vibrations électriques en vibrations mécaniques; une membrane qui vibre sous l'action du moteur et qui communique à l'air ses vibrations [...] 4, record 3, French, - membrane
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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